Lawrence White Tokai USA Of L White Pickups Fame

Sigmania · Jan 22, 2023

Looks like "L. White" stands for Lawrence White, the president of Tokai USA in the mid 80s?

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L. WHITE Pickup

"Tokai original pickup manufactured in the 80's and 90's

We thoroughly researched and analyzed vintage pickups, and developed them to optimize them for Tokai guitars.

In order to use OFC (oxygen-free copper) for the coil wire and maintain the quality, the luxurious pickups are hand-wound one by one by veteran craftsmen in Tokai. It is too costly to manufacture at present. In terms of sound, it has a warm clean tone that is suitable for tube amps, and when the volume is increased, it produces a moderately dry crunch sound.

L-WHITE is named after LAWRENCE WHITE, who was the president of a Tokai agency in the United States at the time."

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Sigmania · Apr 27, 2023

TOKAI トーカイハムバッカー L.WHITE SDH DRIVE... - ヤフオク!

Specifications: Humbucker mounted on the rear of the 1986 TOKAI JSD-603.

L.WHITE SDH DRIVE humbucker that was installed on Tokai guitars from the mid 80's to the 90's.

L-WHITE is the name of Mr. Lawrence White (an American agency president at the time).

It is a costly PU with some hand-wound ones.

Features include a one-side adjustable pole piece, ceramic magnet, and wire mesh.

In addition, good construction and materials are used, and it is a very costly PU.

The resistance value is 18.73Ω.

The length of the lead wire is about 17 cm.

Condition: There are small scratches and rubbing due to use, but the pole piece is clean without dullness.

Accessories: PU mounting screws, springs.

Shipping: 520 yen for letter pack plus.

Recommended point: This is an original design PU made by Tokai, not outsourced by GOTOH.

Sigmania · Apr 27, 2023

TOKAI トーカイ L.WHITE SDS DRIVE ラージポール... - ヤフオク!

Specifications: A single coil that was installed in the center of the 86 TOKAI JSD-603.

A single coil called TOKAI SUPER DRIVE was sold for 15,000 yen at that time.

In the catalog,

he is an alnico Φ6 big pole piece and a formidable power born from OFC wiring.

Sharp and bright sound with waist.

is what it reads.

This PU was originally developed by Tokai in the mid-80s.

Lawrence White seems to have been involved in the development, so it's called L.WHITE.

It is a PU that uses OFC (non-oxidized copper) for the coil and has some manual winding, which is quite costly.

Single coil featuring coverless, copper foil shield, decapole piece and alnico magnet.

High power single coil.

The resistance value is 11.87kΩ.

It will be for hanging with a pickguard.

The length of the lead wire is about 12 cm.

Condition: The appearance is a bobbin without a cover and a large pole piece specification, so it is a PU that is prone to aging.

The pole piece is slightly rusted, but the bobbin has not deteriorated so much and can be used without problems.

The L.WHITE logo is about to disappear and can be easily removed with a wet cloth, so it may be better to remove it when you get to this point.

Mounting screws and springs are included.

Shipping: Yu-Packet 210 yen.

Normally, OEM PU manufacturers are equipped with various names for each brand, but this is a TOKAI original PU.

Sigmania · Apr 27, 2023

TOKAI トーカイ L.WHITE SDS DRIVE ラージポール... - ヤフオク!

Specifications: A single coil mounted on the front of the 1986 TOKAI JSD-603.

A single coil called TOKAI SUPER DRIVE was sold for 15,000 yen at that time.

In the catalog,

he is an alnico Φ6 big pole piece and a formidable power born from OFC wiring.

Sharp and bright sound with waist.

is what it reads.

This PU was originally developed by Tokai in the mid-80s.

Lawrence White seems to have been involved in the development, so it's called L.WHITE.

It is a PU that uses OFC (non-oxidized copper) for the coil and has some manual winding, which is quite costly.

Single coil featuring coverless, copper foil shield, decapole piece and alnico magnet.

High power single coil.

The resistance value is 11.81kΩ.

It will be for hanging with a pickguard.

The length of the lead wire is about 20 cm.

Condition: The appearance is a bobbin without a cover and a large pole piece specification, so it is a PU that is prone to aging.

The pole piece is slightly rusted, but the bobbin has not deteriorated so much and can be used without problems.

The L.WHITE logo is about to disappear and can be easily removed with a wet cloth, so it may be better to remove it when you get to this point.

Mounting screws and springs are included.

Shipping: Yu-Packet 210 yen.

Normally, OEM PU manufacturers are equipped with various names for each brand, but this is a TOKAI original PU.